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Fairy Tales (Everyman's Library Children's Classics) [Hardcover]

Hans Christian Andersen (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 420 pages
  • Publisher: Childrens Classics; New edition edition (29 Oct 1992)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857159012
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857159011
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 16 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales originally appeared in batches each Christmas in the mid-19th century, and Spink's English translation was first published in 1960. This edition has Heath Robinson's illustrations, dating from 1899.

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Jackie Wullschlanger is a literary critic and European Arts Correspondent of the Financial Times. Her biography of Andersen (2000) was published to critical acclaim and great popular success and is now considered the standard life of the writer. Tina Nunnally is known for her many award-winning translations of Nordic fiction, including the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2003.

Jackie Wullschlanger is a literary critic and European Arts Correspondent of the Financial Times. Her biography of Andersen (2000) was published to critical acclaim and great popular success and is now considered the standard life of the writer. Tina Nunnally is known for her many award-winning translations of Nordic fiction, including the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2003.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Love them as a teenager, wouldn't have been so sure 10 years ago!, 10 Nov 2009
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This review is from: Andersen's Fairy Tales (Wordsworth's Children's Classics) (Paperback)
I bought the book as I thought it would be fascinating to read fairy tales from the perspective of a 17 year old, rather than as a child, and although I did really enjoy the book, I honestly do think the stories are terrifying for children! I'm pretty sure the fairy stories I enjoyed when I was little were fairly heavily edited...

I can't recommend this book highly enough beyond that, it may seem an odd thing to read but honestly, the style in which fairy stories is written is almost haunting in its simplicity and economy. And the contrast between nostalgia and vague horror - fairy stories are actually fairly gothic in content - is unbelievably powerful.

Enjoy :).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful cover and translation, 22 Dec 2010
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This review is from: Fairy Tales (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions) (Paperback)
The cover on this book is beautiful, as is the paper. I'm a really big fan of Penguin Deluxe Classics and this is perhaps my favourite cover design. Great for kids and adults alike, perfect bedtime stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Baby, 27 Aug 2011
This review is from: Fairy Tales (Everyman's Library Children's Classics) (Hardcover)
This book was for a babys baptism day some thing for her to enjoy as she grows up, also makes good bed time reading.
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